- Clergyman | 600 - 661
He who busies himself with things other than improvement of his own self becomes perplexed in darkness and entangled in ruin. His evil spirits immerse him deep in vices and make his bad actions seem handsome.
Ali ibn Abi Talib
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People's hearts are like wild animals. They attach their selves to those that love and train them.
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A poor man is like a foreigner in his own country.
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The holder of authority is like the rider on a lion - he is envied for his position, but he well knows his position.
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Do not share the knowledge with which you have been blessed with everyone in general, as you do with some people in particular; and know that there are some men in whom Allah, may He be glorified, has placed hidden secrets, which they are forbidden to reveal.
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Do not be too hard, lest you be broken; do not be too soft, lest you be squeezed.
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If poverty were a man, I would have slain him.
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A man's measure is his will.
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No one has ever suffered from his people as I have.
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Do for this life as if you live forever, do for the afterlife as if you die tomorrow.
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Abstinence from sins is better than seeking help afterwards.
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To make one good action succeed another, is the perfection of goodness.
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